Hutchey Canyon (FR 70768) in ID -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hutchey Canyon (FR 70768) in ID

Road corridorSawtooth NF, Minidoka Ranger District

40 mi from Rupert

Maps 5,921 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.9–1.2 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Sawtooth National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 2.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 690 ft over 2.2 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.7 miles off.
  • Black Pine Mountains stands 3,444 ft above the map pin, 6.0 miles south.
  • Mortenson Spring lies 1.0 mi off.

Rules

  • The following act is prohibited within the Minidoka Ranger District: Pursuant to 36 CFR 262.58 (a), camping in any area including a developed recreation site or an undeveloped/dispersed recreation site for more than 14 (fourteen) days in a 28 (twenty-eight) day period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–57°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.